4 v. (lx, 1314, 76 p.) : 29 cm

The Crusades: An Encyclopedia surveys all aspects of the crusading movement from its origins in the 11th century to its decline in the 16th century. This expansive four-volume encyclopedia also includes the struggle of Christendom against its enemies in Iberia, Eastern Europe, and the Baltic region, and covers the militaryorders, crusades against fellow Christians, heretics, and more. This work includes comprehensive entries on personalities such as Godfrey of Bouillon, who refused the title "King of Jerusalem," and St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who tore up his own clothing to make symbols of the cross for crusaders, as well as key events, countries, places, and themes that shed light on everything from the propaganda that inspired crusading warriors to the ways in which they fought. Also includes sections on Pope Urban II, Pope Innocent III, Richard the Lionheart, Frederick II, Louis VII, Saladin, Anna Comnena (Komnene), Jews and the Crusades, Odo of Deuil, Fulcher of Chartres, Usmah Ibn Munqidh, Damascus, Jerusalem, and Mecca. Special coverage of topics such as taxation, pilgrimage, warfare, chivalry, and religious orders give readers an appreciation of the multifaceted nature of these "holy wars."

Contains primary source material

Includes bibliographical references and index

Chronology -- Principal Narrative and Legal Sources for the Crusades -- The Crusades: An Introduction, by James M. Powell -- Texts and Documents : A Letter to an Old Crusader -- Five Letters concerning the Second Crusade (1147-1149) -- The Endowment Deed of the Khnqh al-aliyya in Jerusalem founded by Saladin on 17 October 1189 -- The "Lost" Autobiographical Chapter of William of Tyre's Chronicle (Book XIX.12) -- German Crusade Songs of the Late Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries -- The Crusade of Emperor Frederick II in Freidank's Bescheidenheit -- The World's Reward, by Konrad von Würzburg

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